The Castle of Cagliostro.The movie opens with Arsène Lupin III and Daisuke Jigen escaping in a Fiat 500 after robbing the casino of Monaco, only to discover that their entire haul is counterfeit. Lupin recognizes the distinctively high quality counterfeit bills from his early days as a thief when he was almost killed while searching for their source. He decides that it is time to take another chance, and the two head off to the rumored source of the bills, the Principality of Cagliostro. Shortly after arriving, they rescue a young girl from a car full of thugs, but she and Lupin fall off a cliff while escaping. Lupin is knocked unconscious, and the girl captured, but she leaves him a distinctive ring. Lupin later discovers that the girl, Clarisse, is the princess of Cagliostro and is to be married to the Count, the country's regent. The Count wants to cement his power and recover the fabled ancient treasure of Cagliostro, for which he needs both his ancestral ring and the princess's.

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